The valley is reached through the industrial zone of Ecatepec. After crossing the hills of the Sierra de Guadalupe, in which José María Velasco chose several sites to portray the century-old capital of the country, the enormous extension of buildings is observed.
On the left side of the overpass where Insurgentes Avenue begins, crossed by the Mexican kings popularly known as green Indians, you can see the Tepeyac hill, the site of the appearance of the Virgin of Guadalupe before the eyes of Juan Diego.
Both the old and the new Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe continue to be the final destination of multiple pilgrimages that arrive from all corners of the country and that on December 12 completely fill the esplanade. The Las Capuchinas temple and the Pocito church are part of this ceremonial complex.
There are some places that we cannot fail to mention: the Dominican convent of Azcapotzalco, from the 16th century; the Casa de Moneda, built in the 17th century and located in Tlalpan; the El Chopo and Geology museums, in the Santa María laRivera neighborhood (the last one opposite the Alameda where the Moorish kiosk is located); the Monument to the Revolution, where Venustiano Carranza and Francisco Villa lie; the San Carlos museum, located on Puente de Alvarado avenue; La Lagunilla market and Zona Rosa: two contrasting styles of commerce; the Iztapalapa hill, where the Passion of Christ is celebrated every year, and Paseo de la Reforma avenue with its parade of heroes and characters in each roundabout, some of them of great controversy such as Cristóbal Colón and Diana the Huntress.
With this visit to the north of the city we end our Acapulco-Mexico tour, hoping to have achieved the objective of showing you a little of how much we have in our country.
